The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-09

80 Ln1 Country
Admiral W.T.. Buxton, Of the Eng
lish Navy, was seen by q reporter at
the Victoria Hotel, New York City,
. few days ago. The Admiral,
who is one of the best known
officers who write R. N. after their
names, was asked the usual question,
1How do you like this countryP" and
pleasantly replied that he had been
here frequently, and in fact, he had
married the daughter Of the late Henry
GrinnelI, Of this city, which alone must
show his regard for America and things
American. On being asked about
India ==Aisee=e lie Ass sesEed fer many
years, he said: "India-what shall I
tell you about Tndia2 1t is a pzodig-
ious country, with about 240, 000, 900
population, of which immense number
theVally, of the Ganges a lone supports
DO, 600, 600. We have about 10000
British troops there, rather less than is
required TO maintain order in Paris.
Then there are about 10000 native
troops, q large part of whom however,
are used for police duty"
What is the character Of the inhab-
itants?"
''That is such q general question that
il is difficult to answer. The popula-
ton is divided into numerous tribes and
religions. The people range from coal
black in color to a shade about as dark
as the average Spaniard. think they
are as faithful as can be expected OF any
conquered people, but then they are
used to being conquered. From time
immemorial they have been ruled by O
strong hand; in fact, that is the only
way they can beruled. Do / think that
we will stay there2 Yes, unless the
Russians breed such discussions and
revolutions that we will have to go. 1t
is hard to say who or what will succeed
us. The Russians Will not, hat is GER
tain. The most influential class in In
dia are the Parsees, who originally came
from Persia, and are the great merchant
princes of the large cities"
"How is the climate"
"Deteriorating to the last degree.
The English rarely breed after the
third generation. That is to say an
Englishman and his wife settling there
will have children, their children in
time will have children, but these lat
ter will either be childless OF have at
most one puny child. The Hindoos
themselves have physically but little en-
durance, which is MOTTO be wondered
ht when we consider that their diet con-
sists of rice, vegetables and salt fish.
1t is a crime for them to eat meat.
Their bullocks and COWS they use en-
tirely for draught purposes, though
when they die of old age or disease the
natives viii skin them and sell their
hides.
as the native population satisfied
with British ruler"
"Yes, / think so, although the home
government gives rs toe much go7ern
ment. 1t passes too many laws; the
compulsory school attendance for in
stance. Why, when a little black boy
goes to school he thinks he is going to
the devil. We must go slow. If no
more laws respecting India were to be
E4AhCbCA 4OL lazy 1C0Ab dLS GOu1bIJ
would be better off.
"Do you think that the wheat com.
petition of India will affect this country
seriously?n
l think not, unless some unforeseen
circumstances arise. During your civil
war great quantities of cotton were
raised in India, but at the close OF the
war that necessity passed away, and
with it the production of cotton fell of
to q very large extent. Railroad trans
portation in India is SO extremely dear
that it forms . greaE arsasback to the
expectation OF wheat. There is no rea-
SON, however, why manufactures should
not flourish. We have or can produce
the raw material in abundance on the
spot and for from ten to twelve cents a
day. We have the best help in the
world. The hands of the Hindoos are
twite as supple and delicate as the
hands OF q American or Of an English
mea Besides that We have e home
market. The product Of some Of the
hand looms in India is so fine and so
expensive that Europeans can not afford
TO use it, and tits consumed exclusively
by the native princes and country
gentlemen. You overlook the fact
That there Is a large class Of
the latter living on vast estates, with
whole villages tributary to them, men
who have never seen an E~nglishman and
who never want to, keeping up great
studs Of splendid horses, living, In fact,
as rich men of leisure do the world
over. But before + discuss the matterI
want to tell you that IN my opinion, nm
less some extraordinary disturbances
arises, India will become d vary serious
competitor TO England and to the Uni
ted States in manufactures. India for
merlv had d atindustry. little known,
however. now, that died out with She
advent Of iron ships, that il ship build
ing. Formerly some Of the finest spec
linens Of naval architecture the world
has ever Q were turned out il India
For d long time our Government.
launched an eighty-gun frigate every
three years from the yards 1t Bombny.
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